confounding
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More importantly, say medical experts, the studies may be confused by so-called confounding factors, meaning that there may be other factors at play.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
One particularly confounding and repeated grievance is the film’s title.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
To critics, Kennedy’s endorsement seemed like a confounding betrayal.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Such confounding and mediating factors undermine the plaintiffs’ claims of causation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The paradigm was simple enough to make their behavior confounding: Good/Bad.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
